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Hard life.
Naririnig ko ‘to lagi sa mga relatives, uncles, even sa Papa ko whenever we have those parties, family reunion – sobrang cliche na nga eh.
Mahirap nga ang buhay and I, myself had my fair share of those two words while I was studying and coping with teenage angst.
Walang pamasahe.
Promissory note sa Ateneo.
Sakto lang allowance.
Walang project, books at pang-laboratory fee.
Sa bahay na lang mag-meryenda.
Naputulan pa nga ng kuryente.
Even before I was born, poverty exist already and it will always be unless we do something about the usual Pinoy attitude – the bad habit of whining and comparing. Masyadong sensitive, maraming reklamo sa buhay, hindi makuntento at nahihirapan maka-move on.
Nagsisimula kasi sa simple yan. For example, kung wala kang naging selebrasyon at nakalimutan ng tatay mo ang 16th birthday mo – dapat move on. Kasi kapag hindi ka nakapag-move on, magiging bitter at insecure ka sa buhay na pwedeng ikasira ng relasyon mo sa kapwa, mawawalan ka ng gana, kooperasyon sa trabaho at sa komunidad.
Kapag nangyari yun – magiging galit ka sa mundo. Tuloy, puro reklamo ang nasa isip mo, gusto mong maalis sa pwesto ang lahat ng Presidente, feeling mo inaapi ka ng kapitbahay mo, mai-inggit, magpapa-pansin , magiging e-pal hanggang sa lahat ng tao inis na sa pagmumukha mo.
Anong nangyari? Wala. Zero unity. Walang aasenso sa attitude na ganyan.
[ 2008 Philippines Blog Action Day ]
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kouji haiku said,
poverty is indeed a difficult and complex issue. but i’m hopeful progress can be made.
for my part, i turn to sites like freerice, kiva, and goodsearch, as ways to help alleviate poverty online.
it’s great that you’re participating. :)
kennan said,
i totally agree with you liz. i remember when i was in high school, i used to get promisory note during exams, ride a jeepney without paying kasi ubos na allowance ko which is only 20 pesos, skip lunch, walang pambili ng books. i never had 100 pesos until i get to college. happy nako that time mabigyan ng 50 pesos. espacially when my mom went to the states, life’s really hard with my dad. he starts giving up, stops looking for income, halos wala na kmi makain nun. pero natuwa ako dahil sa lahat ng magkakapatid ako lng ang d dumaan sa pagka rebelde. i can say, yung mga na daanan ko na yun, it molded me to be a better person. my mom’s proud of me, of what i am and i have now. sariling sikap lahat.
salamat sa post mo. natuwa ako. sobrang naka relate ako.
liz said,
@kouju – yeah, let’s just all be hopeful :d
@kennan – wow kudos to us kasi we survived yung ganung crisis..I wish for a more more better future for all of us :)
fruityoaty said,
Not that I have anything against the Philippines… but I’m quite thankful that my parents chose to make a life here in Canada. I know I’m quite lucky with the life I’ve had, thanks to my parents.